Combined copyholder



Sept. 1, 1925.

G. c. HQHEIN CUHBINED`COPYHOLDER, SIGHT READER, AND SPACER 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 original Filed ont.; 192

:inventos vSept, 1, 1925. Re, 16,152

G. C. HO'HEIN COMBINED cPYaoLnsn, SIGHT READER, AND sPAcn original Filled ocr. 2.- 1922 4 SheefSheef 2 mit w1,.-

Sep; 1,-1925.

R.l6,l52 G. c. HOHEIN COMBINED COPYHOLDER. SIGHT READER, AND SPVACER Original Filed oct. 2. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet t? 11 8 t f5 J5 la@ i; fr l .54 9 E? .x f2 6I z5 60 .59

63 31a/vanto@ @gorge C Holzel'tv- Reissued Sept'.v 1,1925. i y l Re. i UNITED `STAT PATENT .cringe-,7. i*

GEORGE o. Hon 1N, .oF-.eLAnENnoN,`mG1NIA, AssIGNoBoFfoNE-HALE r'Jrg i M. smLINd-onnnnxennma, VIRGINIA'. v

commen cermetpieesleefv meenemen Suche To all whom t may concern.' 4 proceeds, the 'inventien residesthe conibi- 55 Be it known that L GEORGE C.. Kennis, nation .enderrengement ef pertsend in .the

a Vcitizen f Athe United States, residing et details of construction hereinefter described Clarendon, in the .county ,of Arlingtdnfend' and. claimed, it hing understood that State -ef Virginie, here invented Certain ehe-nges. .in the-preciese embetiiment. yofthe new .zand .useful Improvements inpCombined inventionherein disclosed een be mede With- 60 Gepyhelders, Sight Readers, end Spetters.; 11.1 thefeeepe ef'whet is claimed Witheet .de-

of which the following '1s 'a specification. parting from the spirit of the inventieng AThe present lnventionreletes .to iIn-.` f the drawings:.` y l0 proved sight .readenespecialily constructed "Figurel is aperspective,oftheevice ern-` fer lette@meer1t, te .e .typewritmgmeehme bedyeg my invention, 65 for .the lpurpose ,-Ofrholding a 7stenogrephie Fig. f2isI aside elevation thereof `sho vving note book or copy in such e. .manner ,that ,the the same attached. to e.vv typewriter, seme .may be readily seen andreedby the A is Ee rear elevetionthereo'h l5 typist for transcribing purposes.v y y Fig.` 4 isaJ 'central venticel section taken Animportent object of .the .invention .is to therethrough substantially don the line 70 provide a device ofthis.fnature-which in.- of Fg- 3, lookingfin the `direction of @the cludes ineens for ,magnifying Vthe steno.- arrow, y y graphic notes or copy,.sothetr` the same .Indy Figy is t detail side elevation of ,one l0 be readily .and easily reed :by v thetypist ofthe body of Athe device, y f y thereby Tpreventing strain on the veyes end Fig. 6 is a similar view of the otherend vallowing the .transcribing to .be done Lmore of the body, speedily. y Y Eig.` 7 is e. detalilsection on al1-.enlarged Another important object of the invention scale .teken substantielly .Qn the line T-Tof is to provide a device ofi this nature .which Fig. 2, looking downwerdlnnd vmey .be attached ,in ldifferent adjusted .posi- :Figspi end 9 ere 'detail views ef the 80 tions 'inreletionlto .the typewriting machine stamp-meistening device. l 4whereby thetypist,mayI sit .in a naturel ,pef Referring to [the drawings ,in detail, it sition While transcpihing -the notes or copy Wilflgbe seen Ithattthe .body of thesicht reed? contained in the device. err is .formed LWith `.a ,top v.pitite jl, the ,initier .Another Qbjectisto proyide a. ,feeding portion .of whivh is flat' and the. gforwzird S5 mechanism for .the device which `vvizll deliver end slightly "inclined downwardly, .as shown :the Anotes or copy-line by line as transcribed, 313.2.. A front` plate'i, hBS its upper treinsenabling :the -typist tofkeep Vsind. :find the VY*piece verse edge .spaced from .the .transverse .edge where .he or .she discontinued Writing at any of the .slanting poltion 2 of the v#OP-1013i@ l, time, ,thereby effecting a. 'great economy of thereby tforminga. transverse openingor slot time and effort in this respect, this ,mechae inthe bodyof the device. .This front plete nisin tincluding,meanswhereby the vamount 31 .is constructed with .a rearwardly .eX-tend.- ofcopyfedthe mechanism may bevaried ling'rv .semi-,circular vcurved.portion 4 VWhich ineccordance.iviththe `needs -of the tsyipist. terminates in edependingguard .pqrtion Anotherimportant object of the inventqn shown to advantage inFig. f3. lA pair. of is to ,provide means .whereby athe Steno:- side VplatesGerepreferably forrned Yintegrel graphic notes or copy may .be :readily in- `With the front plate .3 extending it right serted into ,the machine, ...adjusted while angles-thereto andsuitably fixed to-.the side therein, or. removedtherefrom vvhengdesired. .edges ofthe top plete l, thereby firmly brec- .Another very important object ,of vthe ining this top platel in .relation Ikto ,the front -vention-is to provide'a device'ofthis .nature plete and forming a ,housing Iforthe steno- 4which will be'` simple .endeificient in con-` graphic notes orl copy, ,it being noted-that struction, reliable in*v operation, ,compara- =the depending. .extension ,f5 prevents .the .tively inexpensive to manufacture, durable, .lstenograiphie notes orcopy l.from(Corning into nent in appearance Tand `welledepted yto `the contectwith any portion of the typevvriting purpose for .which it is designed. ,machine `lWhen the .device is .attached there.-

With the feregeng and Yother-ebi'eetfea-1u .em-eeeilluetretedin Eig-2 .Apeiretbreekview .which `Will.appetit as 4the description Aets ,i `are .fixed at vtheir .upper .ends 'to thev side plates 6 depending therefrom and extending a distance beyond the lower edge of the depending portion 5 of the front plate 3. A pair of bracket arms 8 are pivoted to the lower ends of the brackets 7v by means cf the bolts 9, it being noted thatv these b racket arms 8 are provided with apertured disks 10 through which the bolts 9 extend, and. by means of the nuts 11 the angular relations of the brackets 7 in respect to the bracket arms 8 may be adjusted asdesired. Clamping members are slidably disposed on the bracket arms 8 and are indicated generally at 12. Each clamping member consists of an L-shaped body portion 13, one leg of which is provided with a'bore 14 receiving the bracket arm 8 whereby the body is slidable thereon and may be held in adjusted position by a set screw 15. At lthe end of the othervleg of the body 13, there is positioned a clamp plate 16 which is held in place by the screw 17. These clamping members may be disposed on the rear standards 18 of the typewriting machine inv any desired vertical position so that the body of the device may be located in proper position so that the stenographic notes or copy carried thereby may be easily and readily read by the typist. It will also be seen that the space between the device and the rear of the typewriter may be variedy as may be found desirable, and the angle may also be changed.

The edge` 20 of the slanting portion 2 of thetop plate 1 is rolled while the side plates 6. are provided with inwardly extending lips 21 and the front plate 3 is provided with a rearward extension 22. TheV rolled edge 20, the lips 21 and the extension 22 form a seat for a glass platevor strip 23 in the opening between the top vplate 1 and the front plate 3 so that the copy may more readily be seen therethrough.v

A roller 24 mounted on a shaft 25 is disposed between the side plates 6 immediately below the opening in thebody and the shaft 25 thereof is journaled through the side plates 6. ,A roller supporting frame is disposed within the body and consists of a pair legs 26 which are fulcrumed at their lower ends on lugs 27 which are provided with threaded shanks and extend through the brackets 7 adjacent their lower ends and are held in non-rotatable relation thereto by the nuts 28. A guide bar 29 spansthe uppel` ends cf the legs 26 and a pressure roller 30 is jcurnaled betweenV these legs 26y a distance below said guide bar 29 so as tonormally abut the roller 24. A plate 32 is attached to each leg 26 below the side plates 6. These plates extend rearwardly from thc legs 26 and support a rod 33 which extends therethrough, being rotatable by knob 33 and prevented from longitudinal movement by the collars 34 fixed thereto on the adjust the same, or remove the same. It is to be understood that the copy is fed from under the two rollers 30 and 24 so as to extend therebetween and over the guide rod 29 which latter may be in the form of a rollerl r if desired. A pair of guide members 29 in the form of collars are adjustably mounted on the rod 29 so that the copy may move therebetween. The roller 30 is held in engagement with the roller 24 by a pair of spring fingers 37 which extend through and upwardly from the studs 27 and engage lugs projecting from the plate 32, as indicated at 38.Y Both ends of the shaft 25 are provided with operating knobs 39 so that the copy may be readily adjusted. On the right side preferably of the machine there is disposed on the shaft`25 and keyed thereto a ratchet 40.which is engageable by a pivoted dog 41. This dog 41 is pivoted at 42 and is provided with a lug 43 engageable with a spring 44 suitably held in place by a screw 45 on the bracketV arm 46 which is attached to the right hand side plate 6. This spring 44 holds the pivoted dog 41 either in or out of engagement with the ratchet 40 as may be desired.

A ratchet 47 iskeyed to the other end of the shaft 25 and is engaged with a springpressed'pivoted dog 48 which is pivoted at one end of a lever 49 fulcrumed on the shaft 25. The other end of this lever 49 is provided with an elongated slot 50 having a series of notches 51 therein for receiving a pin 52 which is held in the notches normally by-a spring 53. The pin or lug 52 is mounted on a link rod 54 which is pivoted at one end to the rear end of a lever 56 which is fulcrumed to a fulcrum block 57. This fulcrum block 57 is slidably mounted on the bracket arm 8 to the left of the device and is held in adjusted position by a set screw 58. The screw 59 pivotally supports the lever 56 on theblock 57. A spring 60 is fixed at one end to the block 57 preferably by passing therethrough as is indicated vin Fig. 7, and the other end thereof is, fixed to the rear end of the lever 56 by a screw 61 thereby normally'holding the rear end of this lever depressed. A guide plate y63 is provided ,with a vertical slot therein through which extends the lever 56 for limiting its movement. A suitable key 64 is positioned on the forward end of the lever 56 and when this key is depressed the lever 56 will be fulcrumedso that the rear end thereof will move upwardly thereby actuatfor erasures and the like.

raise ing the link bar 54'npwardly which, in turn, fnlcrums the lever 49, thereby rotating'the ratchet 47 through thev intermediary of the spring-pressed dog 48'. It will be readily understoodthat by placing the lug 52 in a notch close to the fulcrum point of the lever 49 the roller will be rotated more than if the lug were located in a notch farther from the fulcrum point of this lever. Thus the operator may regulate the amount of copy to pass the opening in the body at each operation of the key 64.

There are two of the bracket arms 46 which were mentioned previously, one disposedon each of the side plates 6, and these bracket arms 46 are bent so that portions thereof 46 extend over the ends of the glass strip 23 disposed in the opening of the body. 46 slightly converge toward each other and terminate in parallel extending portions which support the lens seats 71. The ends of the magnifying lens 72 are disposed in these seats 71. This lens 72 is of a. magnifying nature, being located in registry and forwardly of the opening in the body of the device so that the copy may be readily and easily read without any unnecessary strain on the eyes of the typist. The lens is preferably constructed with a rear concaved face and a front convexed face. A pair of sockets 73 are provided,leach of which is pivoted to oneof the bracket arms 7() intermediate its ends by a screw 74. f The arms 75 are receivable in the sockets 73, being held in place by suitable set screws 76. These arms 7 5 are curved so as to converge towardeach other, terminating a distance from each other and support between their ends a circular lens frame 77 A magnifying lens 78 is carried by the frame v77. A prop rod 79 is disposed at the lower end of the frame 77 so as to extend slightly down# wardly and rearwardly therefrom and is provided at its end with a pad element 8O which is adapted to rest upon the gage plate 81 of' the typewriter as is illustrated to yadvantage in Fig. 2. It will be seen that this lens framemay be lifted upwardly and out ofthe way so that access may be readily had to the paper in the typewriting machine Through this lens 78 the writing performed by the niachine will be easily visible to the operator so that mistakes may be readily detected and at the same` time considerable strainwill bel relieved from the eyes of the t-ypist.

There is centrally disposed on the upper face of the top plate 1 av stamp-moistening device which consists of a box-like body portion 85 in which is disposed a platform 86 having right angularly extending depending sides 87 resting on the bottom of the body 85. A pad 88 is supported on the platform 86 having its ends curved thereunder for the The bodies 70 of these bracket arms purpose moistening liquidi A perforated plate 89 is positioned over the pad"88 and is c'on structed with depending legs 90 at its corners for resting on the bottom of the lbody 85 and fitting snugly on the corners of the platform 86. It will be seen that this plate may be depressed so as to cause the moisture to penetrate: its apertures by pressing the stamp in engagement therewith. The body 85 of thestamp-i'noistening device is provided with end extensions 92 at its bottom which engage the cleats 93 fixed to the top plate 1 whereby the moistening device may be readily removed from the sight reader when desired.

Having thus described the'invention, 'I claim;

l. Adevice of the class described including a body, a plurality of feeding rollers in the body, a ratchet associated with one of the rollers, a lever, a dog supportedoh 'one end of the levei1 engageab'le with the ratchet for rotation thereof when the lever isfu-l` crumed in one direction, said lever provided with a slot having a plurality of notches therein, a rod, a pin projecting from Athe rod and engageable with the notches inthe slot 'of the lever, means for holding the pin in the notches against accidental displacement, and means for actuating the rod 4so 'as to ful-4 4cruin `the lever for rotation of the. ratchet and the roller attachedl thereto. y

2; A device of the class describedincluct ing a body', a roller journaled `in the body, a frame. fulcrumed in the body, a second roller journaled in the frame, a spring engageable with the frame for holding the second roller in engagement with the `firstroller, a. rod rotatable on the frame, a. cani on said rod and engageable vwith said body, and means for rotating the rod whereby the frame may be fulcrumed so as to separate said rollers. y

3. A device of the class described including a body provided with a line-displaying opening, a roller j onr'naled in the body below the opening, means for rotating the roller, a frame vfulcrumed in the body, a guide rod disposed at the upper end of the frame in substantial horizontal alinement with the opening of the body, a roller journaled vin the frame in horizontal alineinent with the first-mentioned roller, a spring engageable with the frame for holding the second-mentioned roller in engagement with the first mentioned roller, a rod rotatable on the frame, a cam keyed to the rod and engageable with the body, and means for rotating the rod so as to'engagevthe cam' with the body so as to fulcrum the frame thereby separating the two mentioned rollers.

4. In c-ombination, a. copy-holding and feeding device, a pair of bracket arms pivofted to the device, means for holding the of holding ,water or Asom'e 'other' arms in adjusted angula-r relation with the device, clamp devices for engaging a typewriter or the `like, said arms being receivable through said clamp devices sol as to be horizontally adjustable, and means in the clamping devices for locking them in engagement with the bracket arms.

5. A device of the class. described including a housing to be disposed in rear of a typewriter, means for securing the housing to a typewriter frame, a feed roll mounted in the upper portion of the housing, `a

j lever mounted concentric with the feed roll,

means whereby rocking of the lever will impart a st-ep by step movement to the feed roll, an operating lever to be disposed at the side of a typewriter, and a pitman pivoted at its lower end to the operating lever and having its upper end pivotally connected to the first-mentioned lever and adjustable longitudinally thereof to vary the extent of movement of the feed roll.

6. A device of the class described including a housing having side plates, a top plate and a fro-nt plate, the top plate and front plate having their adjacent edges spaced apart to define a line-displaying opening, a feed roll mounted in the housing adjacent and below the line-displaying opening, a frame mounted in the housing for rocking movement and normally held toward the' feed roll, a second feed roll carried by said frame to cooperate with the first-mentioned feed roll for holding and feeding copy, a guide on the upper end of the said frame above the line-displaying opening whereby to support copy in position extending across the line-displaying opening, the copy being enclosed by the housing, and means for operating the feed roll.

7. A device of the class described including a housing having side plates, a fixed top plate bridging and connecting the upper extremities of the side plates, the forward portion of the top plate being inclined downwardly, and a fixed front plate bri dging and connecting the front edges of the side plates, the upper end portion of the front plate being downwardly and forwardly inclined and the portion of the front plate below said downwardly and forwardly inclined portion extending rearwardly and then vertically downward to constitute a guard for copy, the front edge of the top plate and the upper end edge of the front plate being spaced apart to define a transverse line-displaying opening, copyholding and feeding means within the housing adjacent the line-displaying opening, and means exteriorly of the housing for operating the copy-holding and feeding means.

8. A device of the class described including a housing to be disposed in rear of a typewriter, copy-holding and feeding means within the housing, supporting arms extending forwardly from the housing at the sides thereof to extend alongside of a typewriter, clamps to be secured upon a typewriter frame engaging around the supporting arms, the arms being movable through the clamps whereby to set the housing closer to or farther from the typewriter, and means for securing vthe supporting arms in the clamps.

9. A device of the class described inc-luding a rigid housing having a'transverse lnedisplaying opening in its upper front portion, copy-holding and feeding means within the housing adjacent the line-displaying opening, brackets rigidly supported by the housing at the line-displaying opening, means exterior' of the housing for operating the copy-holding and feeding means, and a lens supported by and between the brackets in front of and spaced .from the line-displaying opening for magnifying the copy as it is fed across said line-displaying opening by theV feeding means. i

10. A device of the class described including a housing having a top plate provided with a downturned forward edge, a front plate having a rearwardly projecting extension along its upper edge and having said edge spaced from the forward edge of the top plate to define a line-displaying opening, and side plates having lugs thereon at the ends of said line-displaying opening, a plain lens resting on said lugs'and said extension, brackets secured to the housing and projecting therefrom and engaging the ends of the said lens, a magnifying lens carried by said bracket over the plain lens, and copy-holding and'feeding means within the housing, immediately adjacent the rearward extension of the front plate.

In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand.

GEORGE C. HOHEIN 

